If it wasn’t for you, I would have never been on some of the trips I have taken, and I would have never made some of the life-changing decisions that I have made.

Because of you I now make McDonald’s add cheese to my McChicken, and I still sing our version of “That’s What I Like” by Bruno Mars in a funny voice.

You gave me so many amazing memories, plus a thousand more that I think about at random times throughout the day. Sometimes I get flashbacks of us being happy and in love, but then I realize that things between us changed. We weren’t right. It simply didn’t work out.

Do I regret spending over a year with you only to find out that you weren’t the one while sitting on a park bench? No. I do not regret a thing. You have given me some of my best memories, and some of my worst.

You knew my mother’s birthday, my little brother's favorite drink, my dad’s favorite hat, and my sister’s favorite song. You were there for me and my family during tough times when we felt like no one could help.

You have done everything you could for us, and we did the same.

I celebrated your mom’s birthday with you, went to your dad’s gatherings, and was more excited than you were when we found out you were going to be an uncle. You became a part of my family, and I became a part of yours.

For you I am forever grateful – not because of the way you cared or the things you bought me, but because I have learned lessons that will stick in the back of my mind for the rest of my life.

You have given me experiences and memories that I would’ve never thought possible before you.

Now you’re just a stranger, a memory, that I run into every now and again and our faces get flushed because we don’t know what to do or how to act. I wish you the best in life and hope to see you succeed one day.

To my ex that simply wasn’t right, it’s a shame that we couldn’t work it out, but we’ll both go find better for ourselves and our lives. I’m glad I was able to be a part of your life, but now it is best that we both become strangers.